Udupi: An elderly man from Udupi was allegedly duped of Rs 4.4 lakh from his bank account in an online fraud.A 76-year-old man stated in a complaint that he had deposited Rs 6 lakh in his bank account at the Alevoor branch. On June 22, he visited the bank and informed the official that he wanted to transfer the money to another bank. He signed the required documents and left.Later, he travelled to Visakhapatnam to stay with his daughter. When he returned and visited the bank branch on Sept 8 to enquire about the transfer, he was informed that Rs 4.4 lakh had been transferred from his savings account. The senior citizen told police that he had not authorised the transaction and alleged that unidentified persons had withdrawn the money online without his knowledge.Based on his complaint, Udupi Town police registered a case under Section 318(4) of the BNS and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act.
